Live video on TVs at an airport crisis center were showing coverage of the story when up popped pictures of debris, and a body in the water.
Until that moment, most of the people in the room had been watching stoically, one man told CNN’s Andrew Stevens.
When the body appeared on screen, many were shocked.
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“Personally, I don’t find it offensive,” Dana Raegan wrote. “In fact, I appreciate being shown the truth ’cause that is what journalism is all about – showing the truth for what it is and not what would look good on the screen.”
Timeline of the flight
CNN’s Andrew Stevens reported from Surabaya and Josh Levs reported and wrote in Atlanta. CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.
